Forward to the Past

"This was an amazing story"
"I just can't explain how awesome this story really was"

The year is 1951, and Janey Morrison's life is starting to pick up after recovering from her father's death in World War 2. Everything is going for her - she has a loving mother and grandmother, a great best friend, and a boyfriend.

However, one week suddenly changes that. When she loses two of her family members, her entire life shatters into pieces. Nothing is going for her, and she starts to feel depressed. Since she has nobody left, she picks up a gun and shoots herself in the head.

60 years later, Janey wakes up from a coma to a futuristic world as an elderly woman.Her journey now focusses on surviving in a 2012 society. She then runs into familiar faces from the past, including the person who turned her life upside down...

It's not long before Janey realises that her life has come to nothing, and she thinks she should have never woken up. However, her determination beats her depression, and Janey will stop at nothing to get the justice she deserves. Can she close the door to the past forever, and concentrate on building a future?View table of contents...

Chapters:

Janey sat there, in the back alley, trying to process the thought
of what had just happened. How could he do this? She had now lost
trust in any male person she knew, including her brother. Janey
found it difficult to get up; she was so shocked. She did not
know how she could cope. It was not really the ordeal itself, but
the fact that she had been raped. The ordeal lasted only for a
minute, while the aftermath would last for a life time. Janey
then thought about covering it up; she did not want her mother to
know. She had an excuse to look upset, since she had lost her
grandmother, so she was lucky. She did not want to come forward -
she was too scared to.

Janey returned home shortly after the ordeal, where her mother
was sat, looking at old family photographs of her mother.

"She was a stunning woman in her day", Doris told her daughter.

"I'm sure she was", replied Janey, filling up.

"Look, I know it's difficult, but I'm sure everything will be
alright. Your grandmother would not have wanted us to be upset,
would she?"
"I know", Janey replied, quietly.

Doris then received a knock on the door. When she answered it, to
her surprise, it was the police.

"What for?" said Doris, happy that her son was alive, but very
disappointed that he had been arrested.

"We told you", replied the police officer, "burglary!"
"I'm sorry I didn't hear you the first time", said Doris, "I took
it the wrong way".

"Well, we'd like you to answer some quesitons for us, if you
may".

"Why? Is there proof that he did it?"
"I'm afraid there is. Two of my police officers caught he and
David Branch, taking hostages in an old people's home".

"What? That's awful! It can't be my Michael, it just can't
be!"
"I'm afraid it is".

"So, there were definitely witnesses?"
"Plenty of them".

Doris stood in the doorway, and turned around. She then put her
hands on the table, and cried hysterically.

"Why is my life falling to pieces?!" she cried.

"We need to know when your son left the house", said one of the
police officers.

"I don't know", said Doris, "anyway, what's he looking at?"
"Sorry?"
"The sentence? How long's he going away for?"
"It's hard to say at this stage, because he threatened to kill
somebody, but I think it's fair to say a few years, at least".

"Oh, God, no!"

Doris felt like nothing, now.

"He'll be charged later this afternoon. If you'd like to come
down in a few hours time, you'll get more information then".

"Thank you", whispered Doris, closing the door.

Doris then went over to her daughter and cuddled her tightly.

"It'll be alright", said Doris, who knew fine well that it was
not going to be alright.

Janey could not stop thinking about the rape. She was upset that
she had more or less lost her brother that day, but she was still
in shock about the rape. Her head was all over the place.

"I want to be alone", said Janey.

"Alright", replied Doris.

Later that afternoon, after Doris had found out more information
at the police station, she and her daughter visited the cafe.
Janey was quite scared to leave the house, but she had to at some
point. When she got to the cafe, she did not yet see Steven. If
she did see him, it would damage her even more, looking into
those evil eyes.

"I know these past few days have been a shock", said Doris, "but
we'll find some way of coping with it, won't we?"

Doris tried to find reassurance in her daughter, but Janey showed
little interest. Her eyes were so sore of the crying and the
shock.

"Of course", said Janey, who was not really listening to what her
mother had to say, "so, what's happening with Michael?"
"Michael..." begun Doris, "he's in custody at the moment. I don't
think they'll let him out. They're really tough on burglars, and
hostage takers, so I've spoken to his solicitor, and he reckons
he'll get about six to ten years".

"For that?!"

"He did do some serious damage", replied Doris, "and remember,
this is not the first time he's done it. He's done it a few times
at that other home down the town".

Janey was even more wrecked now. She didn't know what was worse -
getting raped or losing your brother.

"Janey", said Doris, "I just want you to remember, I will always
be there for you, no matter what, alright?"
"Yes", replied Janey.

"And you can always tell me anything. Anything".

That sentence made Janey think twice about telling her mother.
Could she do it?

"Mum", started Janey, finding the courage to tell her.

"What is it?" asked Doris.

"I...I..."

Before Janey was give the opportunity to speak properly, Marilyn
came into the cafe.

"I came as soon as I heard", she said, rushing in to cuddle
Doris, "I'm so sorry".

"You're a very strong woman", said Marilyn, "now come on, you
two. Let's go over mine and we'll talk about things there, where
it's more private".

Doris agreed, so they left the cafe. When Janey left the cafe,
she saw Stephen, with Kate! Kate looked at her, winked, and
kissed Steven on the lips. Steven saw her, too, and laughed at
her. Janey was in shock. She slowly walked over to them,
completely unaware of her other surroundings.

"Janey!" screamed Doris.

Janey was in the middle of the road, and a giant truck was coming
towards her! Janey just stood and stared as it came closer and
closer. It stopped before it hit her.

"Janey, what are you doing?" cried a shocked Doris.

Doris then decided to run over to her. While Doris was running,
she was knocked down by another car coming the other way, it
knocked her into another car, and both cars collided, with Doris
in between them both. Doris then fell to the ground, not moving.

"No! No!" screamed Janey, running over to her mother. Marilyn was
already there, and a trained paramedic ran over to her. He felt
her pulse, and checked her breathing.

"She's dead", said the paramedic.

Janey stood there, looking at her mother's lifeless body. She
then ran all the way home, where she sat in the corner, shaking
up and down.